Best Ever Banana Bread

This recipie makes the very best banana bread and it's easy.

2 c. sugar
1 c. butter (NOT margerine)
2 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
6 ripe bananas, mashed
4 eggs

Cream butter and sugar untill fluffy. Add remaining ingredients, mix well. Spoon into 2 greased bread pans. Bake at 350 for 60 minutes. Remove, let cool, and enjoy!

*I like to wait untill my bananas are REALLY ripe, almost disgusting looking. To me it brings out more of the flavor. But don't let them sit till juices are running out, that is TOO ripe!

Peanut Butter Banana Bread

2 1/2 C flour
1/2 C sugar
1/2 C brown sugar
1 TB baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 Large ripe bananas mashed
1 C milk
3/4 Cup Peanut butter
3 Tb oil
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1 6 oz bag of milk chocolate chips

Stir together flour, sugars, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add mashed bananas, milk, PB , oil, vanilla and egg. Stir until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Pour batter into two greased 8 x 4 loaf pans.

Bake in 350 oven for 45-55 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans; cool thoroughly on wire cooling rack. Frost when cooled.

FROSTING: In a small saucepan melt 3 TB Peanut better and 2 TB margarine. Remove and add 1 C powdered sugar and 1 tsp pvanilla. Stir in 1 TB milk. Spread on top of loaf.